Return of the Crowned Heiress

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Chapter 15 Chapter

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Just as Myra and Dexter stood in a standoff, Felicia walked out from around the corner. She stood right in front of them.

Dexter and Myra were both startled, their faces showing visible panic. "Licia, how long have you been here?"

"I've been here all along." Felicia smiled.

She looked just like her usual self. Her smile was indifferent and distant, making it impossible to read her true feelings.

Dexter felt a throbbing pain in his head. This meant that Felicia had overheard everything they had said.

Myra clenched her teeth and decided to lay it all out. "Licia, I need to talk to you!"

rubbing her ear to signal

"What do you want to say? Don't you think our daughter is already

held back her frustration and shouted, "Since things have come to this point, it's

the party, I announced your identity to everyone. It's not fair to Kayla She will definitely be ridiculed as an impostor in the future. Kayla has been pampered since she was little. She can't endure this humiliation-"

are a match made in heaven! So, I hope you won't take Mr. Lawson Senior's proposal seriously." Just because Kayla liked

up, but for some reason, tears started to roll down her cheeks. All the grievances from her past life erupted at that moment. The humiliation and feelings of abandonment washed over her like a tidal wave. Despite her smile, her tears wouldn't stop falling. It was as if her eyes had malfunctioned. With a tone of self-mockery, she asked, "What

"Mom". Even at the recent party, when Myra had hoped to hear her call her that, Felicia had remained

but at that moment, her heart was torn in two, feeling guilty toward both of them. Myra covered her face and cried. Dexter took a deep breath, wrapping his arms around his wife, and said to Felicia, "Licia, your mom didn't mean it like that. Don't take it seriously; just pretend you didn't hear it." Could she pretend nothing had happened when the harm had already been dealt? Could she act like she didn't hear them when the rift between them had already formed? Felicia wiped away her cold tears, the brief vulnerability in her eyes disappearing as

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I won't acknowledge that ridiculous marriage proposal from Mr. Lawson Senior, and I certainly don't want

to leave.

help but say, "Isn't this what you wanted? Why are you still

from his embrace, anger

you can't say that! You're being